Major Research Structure of Research Themes in FY 2018(4)

4. Creation and Utilization of Coastal Environment

4A Research on Enhancement and Utilization of Coastal Ecology

Research Subtheme Type of Research Items on the Research Agenda
( ☆ indicates special research)
①Research on coastal-ecosystem utilization
Fundamental Research Global estimates of the efficacy of blue carbon as a mean of mitigation and adaptation to climate change
Fundamental Research   Development of integrated prediction and assessment method of coastal benthic ecology and geoenvironmental dynamics
②Research on the water-environment simulation and analysis in inner-bay
Fundamental Research Cross-sectional observation and analysis of atmospheric and oceanographic issues at bay mouths
Fundamental Research   Analytical study of macro-organisms dynamics on a coastal ecosystem simulation
Fundamental Research   Development of evaluating procedure for biodiversity referring to spatial scale in coastal areas
Fundamental Research   Study on the mechanisms of coastal current and water environment using data assimilation
③Research on countermeasure technologies against sea oil spill
Development Research   Novel oil spill response technology to cope with various sources including natural disaster triggered oil spills

4B Research on Coastal and Estuarine Processes

Research Subtheme Type of Research Items on the Research Agenda
( ☆ indicates special research)
①Research on coastal protection and maintenance of waterways and mooring basins
Fundamental Research   Observation of coastal geographical feature change and malfunction of sedimentation control system in considered with influence of global warming
Fundamental Research Study on sediment transport in estuary and deposition process in navigation channel
Fundamental Research Study on applicability of airborne laser bathymetry for topographic monitoring in coastal zone of sea shore